A (Very) Short History of Life On Earth: 4.6 Billion Years in 12 Chapters: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A (Very) Short History of Life On Earth: 4.6 Billion Years in 12 Chapters runs 7.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Henry Gee (about 5.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 7.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 16 days |
| 1 hour / day | 8 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 days |
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What our data says
- At 7.8 hours, it is shorter than 61% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the World shelf
755 World audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
A (Very) Short History of Life On Earth: 4.6 Billion Years in 12 Chapters is an audiobook by Henry Gee: a 7.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Henry Gee, released September 16, 2021, on the World and Biology & Chemistry shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 7.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Henry Gee
- Released
- September 16, 2021
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World, Biology & Chemistry
- ISBN
- 9781529060607
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How long is A (Very) Short History of Life On Earth: 4.6 Billion Years in 12 Chapters as an audiobook?
A (Very) Short History of Life On Earth: 4.6 Billion Years in 12 Chapters runs 7.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.2 hours.
Is A (Very) Short History of Life On Earth: 4.6 Billion Years in 12 Chapters free as an audiobook?
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Who narrates A (Very) Short History of Life On Earth: 4.6 Billion Years in 12 Chapters?
A (Very) Short History of Life On Earth: 4.6 Billion Years in 12 Chapters is narrated by Henry Gee.